I didn't know Westell and DSC were working together.
AURORA IL, May 19, 1997 ... Westell Technologies (NASDAQ: WSTL) today announced,
they are developing their SuperVision Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) solution for use
on DSC platforms within the Bell Atlantic network. The Westell/DSC ADSL system solution will
provide Bell Atlantic's customers with high speed broadband services over existing copper phone
lines. High speed Internet access, work-at-home, small office/home office, video-on-demand, and
telecommuting are among the many services expected to be available from Bell Atlantic using the
SuperVision ADSL solution.
The DSC's Litespan Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier (NGDLC) system platforms will be
enriched with Westell's SuperVision ADSL technology to permit the delivery of commercial
broadband services for Bell Atlantic and other customers on a worldwide basis. Westell is providing
rate adaptive digital subscriber line (RADSL) systems, supporting speeds up to 7.192 Mbps
downstream and 1.088 Mbps upstream, using GlobeSpan's„ CAP (carrierless amplitude phase
modulation) transceiver technology. ADSL capability is accomplished by adding asymmetric ATM
cell transport functionality and ADSL plug-ins to the channel banks.
Westell and DSC are jointly developing the ADSL central office equipment to reside in the Litespan
system, with Westell expected to provide the customer premise ADSL modem. The modems will
initially provide 10BASE-T connection to the CPE, other versions of the remote unit will include
both 10BASE-T and ATM25 customer interfaces. ADSL can be added to existing systems without
interruption to current narrowband services. Full ADSL capability can be accomplished by adding
ABCU control modules and ADSL line units. These new ADSL line cards can plug into any slot in a
channel bank. ADSL service can then be provided by deploying new channel banks or by using
empty slots in existing deployed channel banks. This minimizes the start-up costs of implementing
ADSL. This new ADSL capability can be applied to Bell Atlantic's embedded Litespan systems as
well as future deployments.
Rob Faw, CEO, Westell, Inc., stated, "The beginning of an industry-wide deployment of commercial
broadband service applications using ADSL has begun. We are delighted to be partners with DSC
providing leading edge broadband system solutions in support of this important new Bell Atlantic
service. ADSL technology will soon be the marketplace's most significant access tool for businesses
and consumers, providing current and future network service providers and their customers with
greatly advanced data and video services, worldwide."
"SuperVision has, through rigorous testing, proven itself to be a highly reliable delivery vehicle for
commercial broadband services. It is affordable and efficient, offering several times higher
bandwidth at an equitable cost. We believe the relationship we have formed with DSC's Litespan
platform will work well for many network service providers and their millions of customers around
the world. We expect that Bell Atlantic's customers will be among the first of a growing population of
SuperVision ADSL users to embrace and profit from a vastly extended range of affordable
broadband services," Faw concluded.
Westell Technologies, Inc. is a leading worldwide innovator and manufacturer of DSL systems and
telecommunications access products, with corporate headquarters in Aurora, Illinois. Westell's DSL
systems are currently being used by more than 40 key customers around the world, including
Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell Canada, BT, GTE, MCI, NYNEX, US West and leading Internet
service providers. Additional information on Westell can be obtained by visiting its Web site at
westell.com. |
